Iran claims it now controls the Straits of Hormuz and this could trigger US-Iran war

posted in: Middle East, News

The head of the navy of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, General Alireza Tangsiri, said on Monday that Iran had full control of the Gulf and the U.S. Navy did not belong there. Tangsiri said Iran had full control of the Gulf … Read More

John McCain wanted Obama and Bush to speak at his funeral, but Trump’s not invited

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Sen. John McCain.Carolyn Kaster/AP President Donald Trump is not invited to Sen. John McCain’s funeral. McCain reportedly said before he died he did not want Trump at the service, which much of Washington is expected to attend. The two most … Read More

Here Are Some Key Ways the Mainstream Media Distorts the Truth

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The media’s decidedly liberal consensus often puts media elites out of touch with mainstream conservative ideas. (Photo: iStock Photos) “Our leading media” are characterized by “indefensibly corrupt manipulations of language repeated incessantly.” Patrick Lawrence in The Nation, Aug. 9, on … Read More

Virginia Couple Threatened With Eviction for Hosting Bible Study Fight Back

A woman reads from the Book of Joshua during the 27th Annual U.S. Capitol Bible Reading Marathon in Washington, May 2, 2016. A couple threatened with eviction from their Virginia-based senior living community for hosting a Bible study have gotten … Read More

Global stocks push higher after Fed’s Powell reassures

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Global markets rose on Monday as fairly dovish comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell helped reassure investors that the central bank is not planning to accelerate its interest rate increases next year. KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, Germany’s DAX … Read More

US-China trade war worsens

posted in: Far East, News

Gil H. A. Santos OVER the weekend, the US-China trade war turned worse as President Donald Trump linked it directly to the continued North Korean nuclear development program—despite the UN sanctions for violating the international reduction of nuclear armaments—and indirectly … Read More

German executives pin hopes on trade truce with US

posted in: Germany, News

Businesses in Germany have grown more optimistic again about their future economic outlook, a fresh monthly barometer by the Munich-based ifo think tank has shown. And that despite the US-China trade conflict. Confidence among German business leaders improved noticeably in … Read More

Germany should help to stabilize the euro area’s economic growth

Michael Zwahlen | EyeEm | Getty Images – The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany. In spite of extraordinarily supportive monetary policy, the euro area economy is showing a considerable, and broad-based, loss of growth momentum since the beginning of this year. The area’s … Read More

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